Common Modern Greek idioms and proverbs drawn from everyday speech and folk wisdom. Front: the Greek idiom or proverb with romanization in parentheses. Back: English meaning.
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- Και τα του Καίσαρος τω Καίσαρι (Kai ta tou Kaisaros to Kaisari)
- Give unto Caesar what is Caesar's; render unto others what belongs to them
- Ό,τι ακούς στη γωνία, μην το λες στην πλατεία (Óti akous sti gonia, min to les stin plateia)
- Don't spread gossip; keep secrets that are not yours to share
- Το ψάρι σαπίζει από το κεφάλι (To psari sapizi apo to kefali)
- Corruption and problems start from the top, from leadership
- Σκουρημένα μάτια (Skourimena matia)
- Dark eyes; a gloomy or sad mood or disposition
- Καρδιά τσιμέντου (Kardia tsimento)
- A heart of concrete; lacking compassion or feelings
- Παίζει με την φωτιά (Paizi me tin fotia)
- Playing with fire; engaging in risky or dangerous behavior
- Χρυσάφι το φεγγάρι (Hrisafi to fengari)
- The moon is gold; something precious or highly valued
- Ό,τι Θεός θέλει (Óti Theos theli)
- What God wills; resignation to fate or divine will
- Κόκαλο και δέρμα (Kokalo ke derma)
- Bone and skin; extremely thin or emaciated
- Δεν έχει πατέρα (Den ehi patera)
- Has no father; of mysterious or unknown origin
- Σηκώνει τα χεράκια του (Sikoni ta herakja tu)
- Raises his little hands; gives up or surrenders
- Κατάματα (Katamatá)
- Face to face; openly and directly without deception
- Ενα κορμί και ενα νού (Ena kormi ke ena nou)
- One body and one mind; complete unity or agreement
- Μάτια στο τυφλό (Matia sto tiflo)
- Blind eyes; willful blindness or deliberate ignorance
- Πάει κατά διάολο (Pai kata diavolo)
- Goes to the devil; something goes badly wrong
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